Parents & guardians

Sea Cadets is a place where all young people genuinely arevalued, listened to and protected.

A safe and friendly place

Cadets come from all backgrounds, and bring with them all kinds of challenges and strengths. They get along together and support each other in a way that is perhaps unusual.

We are committed to equality and diversity and take the safety of young people very seriously. Our Child Protection Policy safeguards young people and places their health and welfare at the top of our priorities.

Cadet safety

Our Child Protection Policy states that we will safeguard our young people from harm, physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect by:

Making the health and welfare of young people our first priority

Taking into account in all our considerations and activities the interests and wellbeing of young people

Respecting the rights, wishes and feelings of the young people with whom we are working

All volunteers receive compulsory training and regular criminal records checks with guidance on how to work safely with young people. They are supported by our dedicated team of specialist staff and a responsive training programme that responds to new challenges and developments in safeguarding practice.

Equality and diversity

Sea Cadets is an inclusive charity that helps young people to achieve their potential by offering a range of social and educational opportunities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for young people and adults alike and treat all persons fairly and equally. We recognise diversity within our membership and regard it as one of our greatest strengths. We promote inclusion and tackle any form of discrimination.

Data Protection

We take the management of your information very seriously. You can read our Data Protection Policy online here.

Safeguarding

"Sea Cadets recognise our responsibilities to ensure that in line with our duty of care, we safeguard and protect the children and young people with whom we work, doing all we can to promote their safety, health, wellbeing and happiness, We continually strive to be a respected and trusted organisation where everyone in our work feels safe to participate in all activities and our cadets understand their right to be protected from all forms of harm".

Reporting Concerns

- If you have any concerns regarding your own safety or the safety of cadets, please liaise with your Commanding Officer in the first instance.
- When it is not possible to talk to your Commanding Officer or you would like to share a concern in confidence with the safeguarding team, please email safeguarding@ms-sc.org

Immediate Risk of Harm

- If you have a concern relating to immediate risk or harm to a child or young person please report it to the police directly by calling 101 or 999
- If you have a safeguarding concerns and are not sure what to do, please call the Sea Cadet 24/7 duty line on 0207 654 7070

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